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noun
Any of species Cochliasanthus caracalla of leguminous vines of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant
History
From snail + flower.
